The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-09-04
BREAKFAST-TABLE CHAT.

favorable
prospects shall appear she will settle in Amer
lea.
A GERMAN named Blebtreu has written q
history of English literature in which Browning
occupies half page aud Ada Isaacs Menken
three pages.
IT is estimated that summer tourists to the
White mountains worth to the people of
New Hampshire So, 000 900 every summer, with
out estimating the solid value received by the
railroads.
DR. JEssUp. of the British Medical Associa-
ton, says that the wearing of high-heeled shoes
SO alters the center of gravity to
turn to the habit OF "talless apes, who walk on
their toes"
RECENT measurement of their collins shows
that the average ancient Roman could not have
been more than five feet five inches tail. The
mummy of Cleopatra measures four feet six.
Within the last 500 years the height of the Eng
Nsh arlstocracy has considerably increased.
ADDITIONAL Doodle a rather extensive scale
was necessary to maintain legal defenses about
Jacob Sharp. John g. Parsons got $50. 600;
Albert Stckney, $40, 900; ex Judge William A.
Fullerton. $40. 000 and Peter Mitchell and ex-
Judge Homer A Nelson, S.. 900 each-$60, 900 in
all.
DR.. GEORGE H. MOORE, of the Lenox Library,
has just compiled little book called Washing
ton Angler, of which he sent a copy
President Cleveland, who was much pleased to
learn that 1.-The only element of greatness here
tofore unDoticed in the life of Washipgto is
thus supplied"
GUSTAV WERNER, the German phlanthropist,
is dead at Reutlngen, Wurtemburg. at the age
of seventy eight. He best known the
founder Of a religious institution to reclaim the
degraded OF both sexes. The institution now
includes several industrial establishments with
savings bank for the employees
IT is announced from Constantinople that Sir
Salar Jung has betrothed himself to the cond
daughter of Himli Pasha. a well educated girl
of eleven, whose mother is distinguished
leader OF the WomaEs emancipation movement
Sir Salar's future bride and her TWO sisters and
mother though otherwise strict Mussulmans, ell
mix freely in European society.
HENRY W. SLoCUM, jr., of Brooklyn, the
leading lawn-tennis player of the season, is
twenty three years old and the son of General
Slocum. who distinguished himself in the late
civil war; In the past two months young Slo-
cum has won every tournament he has partlcl-
pated in. and not even lost one set during that
time. and he has met nearly every player Of
prominence in this country.
CYRUS w. FIELD has sold to John Jacob AS
tor the old Cottennett mansion and grounds at
Dobbs Ferry, n. Y, which he bought for his
daughter Mrs. Lindley. The house is on the
bank of the Hudson, and is built of stones i'm
place Mr. Field remodeled the house at cost of
about $50. 900. but his daughter thought it
too lonesome there, and would not live in it.
Fl. RIDER HAGGARD. in noting the books
which have Influenced him, and the power of
poetry to stir his blood cries out, There is one
immortal work that moves me still more-a
work that utters all the worlds yearning
guish and establishment in sorrow-laden
and bitter cry, and whose stately music tarills
like the voice of pines heard in the darkness of
midnight gale, and that is the Book of Ecclesi-
astes.
M. LAFoRREsTIER, an old music teacher, VIII
recently died in Paris, endowed with his fortune
fund whose purpose is the consolation of
young ladies disappointed in the hope of finding
fame and fortune on the stage All those whose
illusions were thus ruthlessy dispelled
receive sums that will enable them to pass the
first days of bitter disappointment in undis
turbed retirement, and to lay subsequently the
foundation for another existence.
IN 1884 Count Johann Widmann. the founder
of entailed estate in Austria, set aside 5000
forms fund for students, to be used in case
the estate should be left without heirs. The
family having now died out, the fund, which in
the meantime has increased to more than 1885,
900 forms 1885. 00O), has become available for
the purposes of the founder, and the interest
will accordingly be awarded to twelve deserving
students OF the gymnasium and the university.
The reports Of John Ruskin's failing mind
have revived the story of how Millias used to
visit Ruskin and his wife as dear friend how
he took Mrs. Ruskin as the original of the sad
clinging sweetheart in his famous picture of
THE Huguenot Lovers; how the painter and
his friends wife fell in love with each other and
how John Ruskin gave her up to Millais and
said he hoped they would be very happy to-
gether. In the opinion of most people Ruskin's
insanity is at least old as this remarkable ac-
ton.
THE story is told of Danish officer that one
day when walking on the ramparts at Duppel
he saw Prussian sharp-shooter taking aim at
him. While the soldier placed himself against
a tree in order to take steadier aim, the officer
raised his glass to watch his movements. This
is all right said he 1.-The musket is Just on
line with my breast-we shall see." The trigger
pulled. and the Danish officer quietly wrote
down: cat distance of about 500 yards the
deviation of bail from a rified musket is about
one meter.
THE Princess of Wales is credited with having
introduced the fashion OF wearing MORE busques
over skirts of yelling, India cashmere. or surah,
having appeared at of her entertain
ments in cream colored watered silk bodice
skirt and drapery of India cashmere.
Another time she appeared in a gown of sea-
green India gauZe striped with pale ecru MORE.
The basque was of ecru watered silk, with an
airy Fedora vest of the striped gauze. There
were odd-looking sleeves with this basque, made
of a combination of the striped gauze and the
MORE.
MR. ARLo BATES reports some one at the Isles
Of Shoals as telling this story: 81 was calling
on Miss Elizabeth Stuart Phelps last summer
and she looked up to picture of James T. Fields
with the air of one gathering inspiration. Then
she onened her lips and | expected some oracular
utLeFdGcS w uaL she salu WAS. 7 lolUS uS6Q
to say that poetry, to be true poetry,
must be- She stopped and looked at
me and of course I hung breathlessly
on her lips, waiting for the next word. When
it came out it Interesting I could not
tell whether was expected to laugh not; or.
if go, whether the joke was FIR. Fields, Miss
Phelps or my own; SO made shift to look so
inane that the expression would fit any senti-
mont, and dare say l succeeded"
MRS. HANCOCK says that once. when the
General felt called upon to entertain half dozen
Sioux chieftains. she helped him in his task by
playing the piano for them. The music evidently
had power TO please, if not to ''soothe the
age" for Immediately negotiations commenced,
through interpreter, to purchase the big
captains" squaw, along with the music table"
Beads, robes and blankets were first offered for
the exchange. When the big captain" rejected
these, supposing the inducements were not suffi-
cent, they added ponies to an increased number
of robes and trinkets of all kinds. Their indig-